Well, it’s the day before the 50th Grammy Award nominations are announced so I thought it would be fun to take a few guesses at just who will receive the honors. Of course, it’s an honor just to be nominated as they say, so there’s no harm in throwing out a few names and checking tomorrow to see the actual results.

Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney are both old dogs who have learned a few new tricks. Springsteen has his acclaimed Magic album that’s been getting a lot of recognition and so has McCartney’s Memory Almost Full album.

Then there are newer cultural canines such as Kanye West, Akon and Beyonce who have all gotten acclaim for their efforts this year. Throw in some of the newest pups like Chris Daughtry and Amy Winehouse (in Germany it’s beer haus) who have been making a good showing as well.

Throw in a little Linkin Park, Fergie, Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift and this just about rounds out the Best in Show. Of course, there will be a few artists with their noses out of joint sitting in the dog pound after the nominations are revealed, but this is to be expected.

When it comes to the Grammy Nominations, there will be a lot of howling in Hollywood tomorrow. Some will get the bone while others will get boned, but either way it will be most entertaining.

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